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Native Youth Preventing Diabetes (NYPD) is a diabetes prevention education program designed to provide Native American children the necessary steps to prevent diabetes and metabolic syndrome.  Originally NYPD was executed as a summer camp experience.  However as the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes grows it has been clinically apparent that Type 2 diabetes prevention will require much more intensive intervention than can be provided in a few days during the summer.   Lifestyle changes are the primary mode of  Type 2 Diabetes prevention.  Lifestyle changes are best influenced early in life by an age and culturally appropriate disease prevention education program.  NYPD has based it’s intervention education on. read more  

 

NYPD celebrated its 10th year in 2011.

NYPD receives Model Program of the year from the Association of American Indian Physicians

NYPD Receives National recognition for 4th year in a row! 2007-2010

NYPD's Camp Director, Michelle Dennison, featured in OU Medicine Spotlight Spring 2010

NYPD Received Legacy Funding for NYPD 2011

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Step1 Check our coalition members to see if your tribe is a current partner with NYPD Kids today! If they're not, consider asking them to find out more about NYPD.
Step2 Contact your tribe or a tribe in your area that is listed as our partner and tell them you are interested in joining NYPD Kids for 2012!
Step3 Complete the registration packet provided to you by the tribe to get signed up for NYPD Kids 2012!

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"Roses are Red...
Violets are Blue...
We Love Camp Cimarron... And the NYPD Nurses TOO!"
- Cabin #1

"I know not to eat too many dirty toes" (Doritos)

"If it wasn't hot, it wouldn't be NYPD camp."

"Can I come back next year? Please!!!"

 

 

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